I am convinced now that virtually every destructive behavior and addiction I battled off and on for years was rooted in my (well-earned) insecurity.

My very addictive personality and all sorts of strongholds are a thing of the past for me. Yet at the root of every single one of those issues was insecurity, something I had battled since childhood.

I don't know what kind of courage it took thousands of years ago, but I know how courageous women need to be today.

I believe that children are, by nature, very forgiving. I don't think children expect their parents to be perfect. I think they demand that their parents be real.

What I thought as a young adult is you act like you have it together whether or not you do because that is what church people do. That is not what God has called us to do.